World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Thomas Atkinson II
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Chicago, Illinois
Honored By
Alison, John, Dean & April
Relationship
His Children
SERVED JANUARY 4, 1940 TO FEBRUARY 23, 1944. WHILE STATIONED IN THE U.S. HE GOT SHOT IN HIS LOWER LEG WHILE WALKING OUT OF HIS TENT BY A SOLDIER CLEANING HIS 'UNLOADED RIFLE'. HE SPENT MANY YEARS IN AND OUT OF HINES HOSPITAL IN ILLINOIS. THIS INJURY CAUSED HIM PAIN AND PROBLEMS FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE.